Brunsbüttel

Brunsbüttel
Town hall in Brunsbüttel
Coat of arms
Brunsbüttel
Location of Brunsbüttel within Dithmarschen district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Hansen
Area
• Total	65.24 km2 (25.19 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	12,721
• Density	190/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25534–25541
Dialling codes	04851, 04852, 04855
Vehicle registration	HEI
Website	www.brunsbuettel.de

Brunsbüttel is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal, the busiest artificial waterway in the world.

History

During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the Royal Air Force carried out their first bombing raid on shipping near the town.

Economy

Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and with 2,000 ha also the largest industrial area in Schleswig-Holstein.

Chemical Plants

• Total S.A.
• Bayer MaterialScience
• Lanxess
• Sasol
• Yara International

Energy

• Vattenfall: Gas Turbine Power Station (near the Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant which is out of service)

Harbor

• Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH (port operationand logistics)

Notable residents

• Jennifer Oeser (* 1983), athlete
• Karen Duve author